Play-Doh

Play-Doh is a craft cupboard staple in many homes around the world.

There’s no mistaking those bright yellow tubs with colourful lids – we have a box full of them and they help fill hours of time when the weather’s a bit naff (which is happening more frequently as autumn inches closer).

But did you know Play-Doh wasn’t originally something for kids to play with?

In fact, I only recently learned that the squishy modelling compound (made primarily of water, flour and salt) was originally used to *checks notes* clean walls.

Yup! According to the National Museum of Play, the modelling compound began its life as wallpaper cleaner.

Back in the 1920s, a Cincinnati-based soap company called Kutol was fighting against going under.

One of the members was tasked with selling off assets and then attempted to make the company viable again by creating a wallpaper cleaner to help remove soot stains on........

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